[2] It is Australia's largest diversified media business, with an extensive presence in broadcast television, radio, print and online publishing.

A newly formed company, West Australian Newspapers Holdings, then purchased the paper from the receivers before being floated in an oversubscribed $185 million public offering.

Kerry Stokes appointed Chris Wharton as CEO of West Australian Newspapers and Brett McCarthy as Editor.

[7][8][9] Seven Network (commonly known as Channel 7 or simply Seven) dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.

The HWT group already owned HSV 7 and ADS 7 and under the media laws of the time was required to sell TVW 7.

A new company was formed and floated on the Perth Stock Exchange, TVW Enterprises Pty Ltd. ADS-7 in Adelaide launched on 24 Oct 1959 as the final capital city VHF7 station.

[10] Perth-based businessman Robert Holmes à Court, through his business the Bell Group, completed a takeover on TVW Enterprises in 1982.

[12] Qintex had previously bought, and subsequently sold off, stations in Brisbane and regional Queensland before taking control of the network.

In 2003, Stokes appointed David Leckie as CEO of Seven and Peter Meakin as Head of News and Current Affairs.

Australia and New Zealand combined in a joint venture to form Yahoo!7, representing all three companies' online assets.

[24] On 21 February 2011, Seven Media Group announced its intention to merge with West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited (WAN).

[27][28] In February 2021, both Google and Facebook in Australia made deals with Seven West Media for the latter to provide news coverage.

[31] In June 2024, Seven West Media announced it would cut up to 150 jobs and restructure into three divisions: Television, Digital and Western Australia.

He subsequently stepped down to become managing director and chief executive officer of Seven Group Holdings and was replaced by Tim Worner who became the CEO.